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• Establishes goals and timetables for each EEO category in which underutilization of the targeted populations is indicated by the utilization analysis. • Tracks the utilization of persons with disabilities and veterans in the Orange County workforce • Will meet with each department head to review the department's workforce analysis and identify areas of underutilization and establish individual goals and timetables. RELEVANT LA1fiiS AND REGULATIONS Laws • Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC §793) • American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 - • Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) of 1974 (38 USC §4212) • Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). • Equal Opportunity for Employment and Compensation by State Departments and Agencies and local Political Subdivisions (NCGS 126-16) • Retaliation by State Departments and Agencies and Local Political Subdivisions (NCGS 126-17) Regulations • 41 CFR Part 60-2 -Affirmative Action Programs • 41 CFR Part 60-250 -Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era • 41 CFR Part 60-741 -Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Individuals with Disabilities The Affirmative Action Program for Orange County upon approval of the Board of County Commissioners will be kept on file in the Personnel Department, at the Orange County Library and will be on the Orange County website: www.co.orange.nc.us for review by interested person. In addition, the Program will be disseminated both internally and externally and each department head and principal supervisor will receive a copy of the Program. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None RECOMMENDATIONS: The Manager recommends that the Board (1) approve the Revised Affirmative Action Program; (2) authorize the Manager to update the Affirmative Action Program Report as necessary; (3) receive the January 2007 Affirmative Action Report and (4) authorize the Chair to sign the letter transmitting the Affirmative Action Program.